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A leading US hospital is to help Bahrain’s Health Ministry upgrade treatment of sickle cell anaemia patients, a report said.
Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) collaborates with affili

Bahrain early yesterday (September 12) morning recorded its 36th sickle cell death after a 16-year-old boy died from complications at a major public hospital.
Mohammed Khalifa Ismail died at 4.15am after a sharp drop in blood circ

Sickle cell campaigners in Bahrain are planning to set up a national database that will include details of every person suffering from the disease in the kingdom.
The Bahrain Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care Society (BSCAPCS) told

Bahrain has opened a dedicated medical centre for sickle cell patients, marking a milestone in healthcare for thousands suffering from the hereditary blood disease in the kingdom.
The BD4.7 million ($12.4 million) facility - the f

A 23-year-old Bahraini man who was detained in December and accused of smuggling weapons died from an illness in custody on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said.
Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar was arrested in a raid that the government s

A Bahraini yesterday (June 15) became the 13th sickle cell patient to die since the start of this year, a report said.
The Gulf Daily News earlier reported authorities were restricting access to prescription painkillers to combat

A first of its kind clinic to treat sickle cell patients will open later this month at Bahrain's main hospital, a report said.
The pilot facility, which is the only multi-disciplinary clinic in the region, will operate at Salm

A 30-year-old Bahraini yesterday became the 12th sickle cell patient to die since the start of this year, a report said.
Campaigners claimed it was because of a new Health Ministry rule for doctors to wait a minimum of eight hours

Bahrain will host a major conference on sickle cell anaemia today, where more than 30 experts will discuss the management and prevention of the disease, a report said.
The three-day event, International Conference on Sickle Cell D

Preventing and managing sickle cell anaemia will be discussed during a major international conference in Bahrain next month, a report said.
Thirty-six experts, of which 19 are from Bahrain, will speak at the conference, which will